Little Neck Parkway & 72nd Avenue
Little Neck Parkway and 72nd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Castlewood Playground is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd, is 290 feet away for the Q36 and Q48, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd, 290 feet away, for the Q36 and Q48.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd Q36, Q48 · Shelter290 feetQ36 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.1 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2024
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2026
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11004
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 128 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 72nd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Little Neck Parkway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1750.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 museum
- 1 playground
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 186 Castlewood School500 feet
- P.S. Q224 School500 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Castlewood Playground80 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queens County Farm Museum Landmark740 feet
- Cornell Farmhouse Listed historic place1,030 feet
Community centers and public services
- Castlewood Playground Pool Swimming pool220 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & 73rd Road 400 feet
- 72nd Avenue & 252nd Street 460 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 260th Street 650 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 255th Street 800 feet
- 71st Avenue & 252nd Street 900 feet
- 252nd Street & 71st Road 940 feet
- 260th Street & Langston Avenue 1,200 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 74th Avenue 1,320 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Avenue or Little Neck Parkway.